General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Dominican Republic
General Assembly 2008 Country Report: Dominican Republic
RSF concerned about freedom of expression statistics and authorities’ failure to act
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has learned with concern of the figures compiled by the National Union of Press Workers (Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Prensa, SNTP) on cases of threats, intimidation and abusive prosecutions against journalists since the beginning of 2008. Published in the national daily “El Nuevo Diario” on 5 October, the figures unfortunately […]
Judge orders seizure of media investigation materials
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an 18 September 2008 IAPA press release: Court ruling on investigative reporting in Dominican Republic raises concern Miami (September 18, 2008) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today expressed concern at a judge’s decision in the Dominican Republic that ordered a police raid and seizure of documents and unedited […]
Cameraman shot dead following threats to him, host of same programme over crime coverage
(CPJ/IFEX) – The following is an 8 August 2008 CPJ press release: Cameraman who covered crime shot dead New York, August 8, 2008 – Unidentified individuals shot and killed Dominican journalist Normando García Thursday evening in the city of Santiago, 102 miles (163 kilometers) north of the capital, Santo Domingo. The Committee to Protect Journalists […]
ARTICLE 19 celebrates judicial decisions recognising access to public information as a fundamental human right
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: Courts in Paraguay and the Dominican Republic guarantee access to information ARTICLE 19 celebrates two recent judicial decisions in Paraguay and the Dominican Republic which recognise access to public information as a fundamental human right. “The decisions of the courts in Paraguay and Dominican […]
Journalist’s car fired upon amid post-electoral tensions
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF is concerned about the safety of television host Juan Bonilla Martínez, of the privately-owned station Mega Visión 43, whose car was fired upon in front of the television station in the northern city of Santiago de los Caballeros on 21 May 2008. RSF calls on the government to protect journalists better. The […]
Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Dominican Republic
Report to the Midyear Meeting 2008: Dominican Republic
IAPA urges judiciary to ensure “Muralla” journalist’s disappearance, other crimes against journalists, do not go unpunished
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 25 April 2008 IAPA press release: IAPA meets with the Dominican Republic’s judiciary to discuss impunity An international IAPA delegation met with the head of the Dominican Republic’s Supreme Court to express its satisfaction with the progress achieved in addressing the impunity in which various journalists’ murders remain. At […]
Annual Report 2008: Dominican Republic
Annual Report 2008: Dominican Republic
Freedom of the Press 2007: Dominican Republic
Freedom of the Press 2007: Dominican Republic
Proposed election campaign reforms regulating news media threaten freedom of expression, says IAPA
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is an IAPA press release: IAPA concerned at proposal on media use in election campaigns MIAMI, Florida (October 4, 2007) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) declared today that freedom of expression would be endangered in the Dominican Republic if proposed election campaign reforms regulating the news media are adopted. […]
Radio journalist’s home shot upon; sports TV journalist receives death threats
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF calls for a response from the government after the increased threat of violence to Dominican Republic journalists was confirmed by a shooting attack on the home of radio host Héctor Abreu in the southwestern town of Tamayo on 6 July 2007, and threatening phone calls to television producer Juan Cadena in the […]
Demonstrators threaten to lynch two journalists in Maimón; several others threatened, attacked elsewhere
(RSF/IFEX) – RSF is alarmed at the threats and physical attacks against two journalists by demonstrators on 22 June 2007 in Maimón, in the central province of Monseñor Nouel, saying it is astonished by the government’s failure to react to an increase in these kinds of incidents since the beginning of 2007 and to the […]
“Equilibrio” editor’s murder allegedly work-related; investigation of journalist’s 1994 disappearance reopened; “Ahora” director’s murderers’ sentences upheld
(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 4 May 2007 IAPA press release: IAPA welcomes Dominican Republic court rulings on impunity, crimes against journalists Guilty sentences in two cases, another reopened MIAMI, Florida (May 4, 2007) – The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) today welcomed recent court decisions in the Dominican Republic in the cases of […]
Murderer of journalist Juan Andújar sentenced to 30 years in prison, fined for wounding another journalist; his fellow conspirator given five-year sentence
(RSF/IFEX) – Edri Vladimir “Vla” Pujols, a member of a gang known as “Los Zayayines”, was sentenced on 2 May 2007 to 30 years in prison for the 2004 murder of Juan Andújar, a correspondent of the daily “Listín Diario”. He was also ordered to pay the equivalent of 30,000 euros in compensation to another […]
Drug traffickers threaten to burn journalist alive
(RSF/IFEX) – The anonymous death threats that have been made against Manuel Vega, a journalist and television producer who has often denounced drug trafficking in the eastern province of Hato Mayor, should be taken seriously by the Dominican Republic’s authorities, RSF stated on 24 January 2007, calling for Vega to be given protection appropriate to […]